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NSDC – committed to build a skilled India

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 17:32

NSDC stands for National Skill Development Corporation. It’s one of its kinds Public Private Partnership, which aims to skill 150 million youth in India across 21 high priority sectors and the unorganized sector.

Simply put, NSDC funds skill training and development programmes in the country. It is also engaged in advocacy and training programmes, conducting in-depth research to discover skill gaps in the Indian workforce, and developing accreditation norms. Here’s the list of priority sectors that NSDC focuses on; it is, however, it is pertinent to mention that the focus of NSDC is not limited to these sectors alone:

Automobile/auto-components

Electronics hardware

Textiles and garments

Leather and leather goods

Chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Gems and jewellery

Building and construction

Food processing

Handlooms and handicrafts

Building hardware and home furnishings

IT or software

ITES-BPO

Tourism, hospitality and travel

Transportation/logistics/warehousing and packaging

Organised retail

Real estate

Media, entertainment, broadcasting, content creation, animation

Healthcare

Banking/insurance and finance

Education/skill development

Unorganised sector

In a short period of time, NSDC has been able to make a positive impact in the lives of millions of youth across the country with its efforts to promote skill development programmes. These programs not only skill or up-skill youth, but also help them become employed and improve their livelihood.

NSDC is a mission in itself, a mission to make India the skill capital of the world, a mission that India’s Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi has mentioned about on several occasions in the recent past.